Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 46446

Gaming: Internet

Tabled: 17 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) requiring online gaming platforms to join recognised age-rating frameworks and (b) allowing Ofcom to investigate serious ind

Answer

Feryal Clark

While there is no legal requirement for online games to display ratings, most major storefronts require the display of PEGI ratings. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport works closely with the Games Rating Authority in the UK to promote and encoura...

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